B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Alis Story
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of alis story. It is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building, and engaging classroom activities.
Check out the lesson planThis ESL lesson plan is designed around an animated short film and the theme of refugees. Students practise vocabulary related to refugees, speak about refugees, watch a short film, retell a story, answer comprehension questions, talk about a short film, empathise with refugee children, reflect on the lesson and write an account of a refugee child fleeing their country.
Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Practising vocabulary related to refugees, speaking about refugees, watching a short film, retelling a story, answering comprehension questions, talking about a short film, empathising with refugee children, reflecting on the lesson and writing an account of a refugee child fleeing their country
Topic: Refugees
Language: Vocabulary related to refugees
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